Senior Project Portfolio and Assurance Advisor

Department-of-Internal-Affairs-Nz; Wellington; On-site; NZD 103,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Internal Affairs NZ is seeking a Senior Project, Portfolio and Assurance Advisor on a fixed-term basis from now to 25 June 2027. You will provide portfolio reporting, insights, and delivery assurance across multiple projects, coordinating with leaders, managers, and the Enterprise Portfolio Management Office.

Key responsibilities include reporting design, health assessments, financial oversight, and resource demand analysis, with a strong emphasis on governance, quality and

Qualifications

• Experience in project delivery and/or portfolio advisory across multiple projects in complex environments.
• Advanced reporting and data analysis, developing bespoke reports from limited data.
• Strong knowledge of project management lifecycles, governance, and QA.

Responsibilities

• Design portfolio reporting, dashboards and executive insights highlighting status, risks, dependencies, trends and variances.
• Conduct project and portfolio health assessments, deep-dive analyses and quality reviews with early delivery advice.
• Provide oversight on project financials, forecasts, scope alignment and key controls.
• Analyse current and forecast resource demand to support prioritisation.
• Coach practitioners and improve delivery frameworks, templates and tools.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives and adopt new processes and tools.

Skills

Portfolio reporting

Data analysis

Project management methodologies

Governance

Stakeholder influence

Communication

Education

PRINCE2 or equivalent project management qualification

Tools

Psoda

Microsoft Project

Azure DevOps

Microsoft Planner

Power BI

Microsoft Excel

Job description

About Us | Mō mātou

At Digital Services | Te Pūnaha Matihiko, we’re all about making it easier for people, communities, and government to connect in a secure, smart, future‑focused way. We help lift digital capability across the public sector and make sure Aotearoa continues to thrive in an increasingly digital world.

The role | Te tūnga

Fixed term role: Immediate - 25 June 2027.

The Senior Project, Portfolio and Assurance Advisor is a specialist role providing portfolio and project advice to Project Delivery Leadership. You will strengthen delivery confidence by producing high-quality portfolio reporting and insights, supporting resource and demand planning, providing independent delivery assurance, and promoting consistent project practices across Enterprise Digital Services.

You will work across multiple projects and with project delivery leaders, project managers, capability teams, finance and the Enterprise Portfolio Management Office. Key areas of focus include:

• designing portfolio reporting, dashboards and executive insights that clearly highlight status, risks, dependencies, trends and delivery variances
• undertaking project and portfolio health assessments, deep-dive analysis and quality reviews, with early advice where delivery is off track
• providing oversight and advice on project financials, forecasts, scope, business case alignment and key project controls
• analysing current and forecast resource demand, capacity, utilisation, conflicts and dependencies to support prioritisation and sequencing decisions
• coaching project practitioners and improving delivery frameworks, templates, tools, standards and ways of working
• leading practical continuous improvement initiatives and supporting the adoption of new processes, tools and delivery methods.

What you bring | Nōu te rourou

• Sound experience in project delivery and/or portfolio advisory roles, including working across multiple projects in complex environments.
• Advanced reporting and data analysis capability, including developing bespoke reports and drawing meaningful insights from limited or incomplete data.
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies, delivery frameworks, project lifecycles, quality assurance and governance requirements.
• Experience using project and reporting tools such as Psoda, Microsoft Project, Azure DevOps, Microsoft Planner, Power BI, Microsoft Excel and financial systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication, facilitation and presentation skills, with the ability to influence, coach and provide constructive advice without direct authority.
• A relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent experience, together with a project management qualification such as PRINCE2.

For you | Mōu

At the Department of Internal Affairs, we are committed to offering a collaborative and innovative culture where your perspective and ideas will be welcomed. We want our people to thrive within a culture of best practice, while being able to set and achieve goals and being encouraged to challenge the status quo.

To learn more about the diverse, important mahi we do at the Department and see why we're a great place to work check out our website https://www.dia.govt.nz/

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The appointing range for this role is $103,494 - $128,793.

Applications for this role close 30 October 2026, 5.00pm

Please also note that you must have the legal right to live and work in New Zealand to be considered for this role.

If you have any questions, please email Manager Project Delivery, [e-mail]